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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Charities in Switzerland say many Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion were turning to them for food, clothing and medical treatment<\/p>\n

“We come here to take food because we need it,” said Kristina, 42, who did not gave her family name<\/p>\n

ZURICH: Hundreds of Ukrainians lined up for food handouts in central Zurich on Saturday as wealthy Switzerland struggles to cope with the arrival of around 40,000 refugees since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.<\/p>\n

Refugees in official accommodation receive some financial support from the state, although this is often not enough to live on in a country where the cost of living is among the highest in the world. Those staying with private host families \u2014 around half the arrivals, according to the authorities \u2014 are falling through the cracks of the welfare system altogether.<\/p>\n

Charities in Switzerland say many Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion were turning to them for food, clothing and medical treatment, as was evident from the long line outside a Zurich charity\u2019s food bank on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Among people lined up outside an Essen fuer Alle (Food for All) food distribution center along railroad tracks was Kristina and her 7-year-old daughter who arrived from Kyiv on March 3 to stay with a Ukrainian family friend in Zurich.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe come here to take food because we need it,\u201d said Kristina, 42, who did not gave her family name. \u201cOur volunteer (host) cannot give food every time. She\u2019s tired and she also doesn\u2019t have too much money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ariane Stocklin of Christian aid project incontro told Reuters that hers is a common story.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome refugees stay with families who can no longer pay for their food. Others are in asylum centers, where the food is insufficient. We see a lot of demand,\u201d Stocklin said.<\/p>\n

Even before the Ukraine crisis, welfare payments to refugees were not enough to live on in some areas of Switzerland.<\/p>\n

Voters in Zurich decided in 2017 to lower welfare payments to refugees to around 500 Swiss francs ($522) per month, 30 percent below standard social welfare levels.<\/p>\n

Heike Isselhorst, a spokesperson for Zurich\u2019s social service department, said people housed by the authorities had basic needs covered.<\/p>\n

However, there was no procedure for aiding refugees staying with host families, she said.<\/p>\n

Gaby Szoelloesy, who coordinates cantonal social welfare departments, apologized this week to host families who feel left in the lurch.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it is simply very, very difficult if we don\u2019t even know of the host family\u2019s commitment because it did not go via official channels,\u201d she told a news conference.<\/p>\n

While the government has taken the unusual step of allowing Ukrainian refugees to apply for temporary residency and work permits, this does little to address the present needs of the struggling refugees staying with host families.<\/p>\n

One Ukrainian refugee named Anna, 38, arrived in the Zurich suburb of Winterthur in late February with her two young children and her mother. They live in the apartment of a friend\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe slept in a refugee center when we arrived, but it was not a good place for the children, no privacy, no good food. They even searched us every time we came back from outside,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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